Carter then calls Former CTU Director Rebecca Ingram and informs her of the situation, explaining that only people who had access to the Rangers' new identities were the directors of CIA, NSA, and Keith Mullins. Mullins asks Rebecca to trust him, but when he finds something on her computer she knocks him out with a stun gun.

Ben Grimes gives Carter the strongbox and he finds a list of terrorist sleeper cells and activation codes. Carter takes out the terrorists chasing them but finds the list gone. Grimes tells him that if the government wants the list back, they will have to pay him.

Drew Phelps tells David Harris that he thinks Amira Dudayev is planning an attack on Pershing High School. Amira meets with Harris secretly, and later tells him over the phone that she put Drew off the scent. Drew confronts Harris, who grabs him and smashes his head into the floor.

Nicole Carter tells Isaac that she needs to talk to Eric to make him change his mind. Aisha suspects Isaac of wanting to get back together with Nicole, but he tells her she is crazy. Aisha calls Royo and tells him to make sure Isaac doesn't come back from the meeting. Nicole sees Aisha make the call.

Eric Carter tells Ingram that Bin-Khalid's people killed the Army Ranger squad, and he found a flash drive containing a list of sleeper cells. He says Grimes will sell the drive to the terrorists if they don't give him what he wants.

Ben Grimes asks for two million dollars in exchange for the drive. Eric finds out that the police have cash in an evidence locker, and fits Paul Vernon with an explosive charge. He makes his way into the evidence locker, but Keith Mullins shuts down the operation and sends Ingram and Andy to interrogation. As Carter tries to leave with the money, he is shot at, and he tries in vain to get through to Rebecca.

CTU announces a looming terror threat. Eric Carter, in an attempt to stop that threat, negotiates with his friend and fellow ranger Ben Grimes for a list of sleeper cells, just as a firefight breaks out between CTU and the terrorists who followed Grimes. Grimes punches Carter out and runs away.

Amira Dudayev tells David Harris to finish mixing the explosive so they're ready in time. She and Harris chase Drew Phelps out into the soccer field where he faints; they pretend to be concerned and he's loaded into an ambulance. Carter saves Grimes but loses the list of sleeper cells.

Thomas Locke attempts to stop them both, but Eric Carter overpowers him and ties him up. He meets with Jadalla, ensuring the safety of Isaac and Nicole, then is put into the back of a van. Jadalla instructs his men to find Nicole and Isaac and kill them.